List of the best Paul Weigel movies: For Heaven's Sake(1926), The Leatherneck(1929), The Invisible Ray(1936), Joan of Paris(1942), The Great Dictator(1940), The Gold Racket(1937), Ladies in Love(1936) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1926
86 Minutes
The Optimist
Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston Noah Young James Mason Robert Dudley Paul Weigel Richard Daniels Francis Gaspart Jack Herrick Earl Mohan Blanche Payson
bachelor gangster priest millionaire daughter amusing endearing cheeky mission city romance class distinctions poverty religion forbidden love pursuit transformation 1920s
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
Drama
USA
1929
65 Minutes
Petrovitch
William Boyd Alan Hale Robert Armstrong Fred Kohler Diane Ellis Jimmy Aldine Paul Weigel Jules Cowles
An odd little film about male bonding. At the end of WW I, two Americans (William Boyd and Robert Armstrong) befriend a simple minded German (Alan Hale) and win him over into becoming an ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1936
81 Minutes
Monsieur Noyer
Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Frances Drake Frank Lawton Violet Kemble Cooper Walter Kingsford Beulah Bondi Frank Reicher Paul Weigel Georges Renavent
A scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X.
War
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Janitor
Michèle Morgan Paul Henreid Thomas Mitchell Laird Cregar May Robson Alan Ladd Jack Briggs Richard Fraser Alexander Granach Paul Weigel John Abbott
pilot love interest priest nazi emotional suspenseful paris france fugitives world war ii romance survival resistance love pursuit sacrifice 1940s
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
Comedy
USA
1940
128 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie Reginald Gardiner Henry Daniell Billy Gilbert Maurice Moscovich Emma Dunn Grace Hayle Carter DeHaven Bernard Gorcey
barber dictator girl adviser hilarious cheeky dark incredible europe airplane hospital barbershop government offices stadium anti-semitism fascism persecution propaganda world war i loyalty
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
66 Minutes
Charles Delaney Carl Hackett Eleanor Hunt Fuzzy Knight Edward LeSaint Fred Malatesta Frank Milan Conrad Nagel Warner Richmond Albert J. Smith William L. Thorne
At the request of the Mexican government, a federal agent and a lady reporter team up to catch a gang that has been smuggling gold from Mexico to the U.S. and then selling it to the U.S. government.
Comedy
USA
1936
97 Minutes
Janet Gaynor Loretta Young Constance Bennett Simone Simon Don Ameche Paul Lukas Tyrone Power Alan Mowbray Wilfrid Lawson J. Edward Bromberg Virginia Field
salesgirl model nobleman doctor roommate magician melodramatic spirited amusing budapest, hungary apartment doctor's office shop romance marriage ambition rags to riches growing up discovery 1930s
Three working girls in Budapest pool their resources to get a better apartment and impress their dates. One dates a nobleman and, learning of her rejection by him, considers poison. Another... See full summary »